Public water system record
City of Humboldt
Serves Humboldt, Allen County, KS · 1,836 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Humboldt in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- City of Humboldt draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Record on file since 1993, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Cryptosporidium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Cryptosporidium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for City of Humboldt go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Chlorite, began February 2015, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorite
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 1.026 mg/L, federal limit 1 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Feb 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1998 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
City of Humboldt draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 other community water system buys water from City of Humboldt.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Allen Co RWD 10 Humboldt, KS
Annual water quality report
City of Humboldt must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Kansas.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells